Spoon Bender
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Spoon Bender is a passive item.
Effects
- Grants homing tears.
Synergies
Abyss: When Isaac uses Abyss to absorb Spoon Bender it turns into a purple locust that homes in on enemies while it is charging forward.
Aquarius: Trail of creep is purple and homes in on enemies.-
Azazel / 
Brimstone / 
Tainted Azazel / 
Technology / 
Technology 2 / 
Tech X: Beams curve toward enemies. 
Compound Fracture / 
Cricket's Body / 
The Parasite: Tears and split tears are homing.
Dr. Fetus: The bombs slide towards enemies.
Marked: Tears will travel in the direction of the cross-hairs until close enough to home in on an enemy.
Mom's Knife: The knife curves towards enemies.
Interactions
Anti-Gravity: Tears can track enemies while frozen in place, once one comes close enough.
Epic Fetus: Cursor slides towards enemies.
Eye of the Occult: Tears home in on enemies when not being maneuvered.
The Ludovico Technique: The tear will attempt to home towards a single target, even if it hits a different enemy on its way there, making it difficult to control.
- The changes to homing tears make it nearly impossible to maintain control of the shot while it's near an enemy.
Technology Zero: The electricity is unaffected.
Notes
- This item replaces Isaac's regular white aura with a dimmer purple one which lowers visibility in
Curse of Darkness.
Unlockable Achievements
In-game Footage
Trivia
- Edmund McMillen has stated in his first post-Repentance Isaac Lore Stream[1] that Spoon Bender is directly inspired by the stage magic of illusionist Uri Geller, more specifically the act of 'spoon bending' which was one of Geller's trademark tricks.
- McMillen describes Geller as a 'scam artist', so it can be gathered that this reference was not born out of appreciation.
- Spoon Bender may also be a reference to The Matrix.
- This item is used in Computer Savvy (challenge #16).
- According to a Twitter post[2] from Tyrone Rodriguez, the Brimstone + Spoon Bender synergy was modeled after the Plasma Laser, first introduced in the video game Raiden II.
- Isaac's new appearance with Spoon Bender now bears more resemblance to
Psychic Horfs and 
Psychic Maws.
- It also resembles Isaac's sprite from the original game.
References
 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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